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Title Scheme of colours from Harris' Exposition of English insects

Agent (Role) Harris, Moses, 1731?-1785? (Author)

Date 1782

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Is Part Of Exposition of English Insects, Natural histories : extraordinary rare book selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library

Collection/Work Relation AMNH Library, F-5: Harris, Moses. 1782. Exposition of English Insects : Including the Several Classes of Neuroptera, Hymenoptera, & Diptera, or Bees, Flies, & Libellulæ : Exhibiting on 51 Copper Plates near 500 Figures, Accurately Drawn & Highly Finished in Colours, from Nature : The Whole Minutely Described, Arranged & Named, According to the Linnean System, with Remarks : The Figures of a Great Number of Moths Not in the Aurelian Collection : Formerly Published by the Same Author and a Plate with an Explanation of Colours, Are Likewise Given in the Work. London: Sold by Mr. White ... & Mr. Robson.

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Publication History Futter, Ellen V., and American Museum of Natural History Library. Natural Histories : Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library. Edited by Tom Baione. New York: Sterling Signature, 2012.

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